The post holder will work under the supervision of Prof James Chalmers, to provide research support for the respiratory research group at the School of Medicine.

The Respiratory Research Group is a multidisciplinary team conducting clinical and translational research into important lung conditions such as bronchiectasis, COPD, and other chronic respiratory diseases. The team consists of clinicians, immunologists, microbiologists, cell biologists, nurses, other allied health professionals and project managers.

The postholder will join a friendly, dynamic and successful research team, providing research support to clinical studies and trials.

Your priorities willinclude:

• Provide effective and efficient research support to the respiratory researchgroup
• Assist in the identification, screening and recruitment of eligible patients tostudies
• Produce, collate and record accurate data on behalf of our researchstudies
• Perform clinical and physiological measurements on research participants as appropriate, examples of which may include vital signs, height and weight, venepuncture and spirometry
• Obtain and process biological samples, such as blood and respiratorysamples
• Data entry on research databases and Electronic Data Capturesystems
• Assist in the review of research protocols, procedures and study files, contributing to their development where appropriate

Who we're lookingfor:

• Educated degree level in a science or health relatessubject
• Experience of clinicalresearch
• Excellent communication skills, verbal andwritten
• Methodical and meticulous approach to data collection anddocumentation

We are one of the UK's leading universities - internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Conveniently located on the banks of River Tay, our main city- centre campus is at the heart of Dundee - an up-and-coming, friendly, compact and affordable city with a rich heritage in design and technology. We also have campuses at Ninewells Hospital and in Kirkcaldy which are easily accessible via local transport links. This post is based at the Ninewellscampus.

For further information about this position please contactProfessor JamesChalmersTel: 01382383642

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